MUSKEGON HEIGHTS — A 20-year-old Muskegon Heights man could spend up
to 15 years in prison for having sex with a young girl he met through a
family member.

Quavondo Allen Strong, of 2136 Reynolds, has been arraigned in
Muskegon County's 60th District Court on one count of third-degree
criminal sexual conduct with a person younger than 16, but at least 13. A
preliminary examination is slated for Nov. 23 and a judge set his bond
at $15,000 cash or surety.

He is ordered to have no contact with anyone less than 16, according to court documents.

According to Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office Chief Trial Attorney
Joseph J. Bader, the victim — a girl whom Strong met through a family
member — said it was "nonconsensual” when the two
had sexual intercourse on Aug. 9.

Strong admitted that the two had sex at his home, Bader said. It's a
crime whether the sex act was consensual or not
because the girl is a minor, Bader pointed out.

The victim's mother reported the incident to police after the girl
told a friend what had occurred, Bader said. Strong was arrested
once Muskegon Heights Police completed
their investigation.